Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of ecology and evolutionary biology. The aim of the journal is to integrate perspectives across molecular and microbial evolution, behavior, genetics, ecology, life histories, development, paleontology, systematics and morphology. To fulfil its integrative role, the journal gives preference to papers that bring together two or more fields. The journal seeks a balance, even a tension, between theory and data. It gives priority to quality research reports, theoretical or empirical, that develop our understanding of organisms and their diversity, interactions between them, and the natural environment. The topics related to this journal include but are not limited to: